The new Links API offers developers and publishers a flexible way to access and serve affiliate ads. Developers can use REST to invoke the API with JSON data returned, or by using Python or Java client libraries. All API calls must include an authorization token and Google recommends using OAuth 2.0 to authorize requests.

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